Hunworth church is dedicated to Saint Lawrence; whose Patronal festival is held on August 10th. He was one of seven Deacons executed in AD 258 during severe persecution of Christians in Rome by Emperor Decius. According to tradition, when asked to hand over the Church's treasures, he assembled the poor and the sick. He was put to death by being roasted on a grid! During his torture Lawrence cried out "This side’s done, turn me over and have a bite (Assum est, inquit, versa et manduca."). In the nave there is a statue of Saint Lawrence. It stands in a 12 inch niche cut on the angle of a 14th-century window on the north east side of the building.
The church interior is very stark with tall whitewashed walls which reach up to the arch-braced roof. The only wall tablet is dedicated to the men who did not return from the First World War. The chancel was rebuilt in the 1850s and within it hangs a Turkish sanctuary lamp made from bronze filigree. Local folk law says that this lamp was once the property of Florence Nightingale.
By the north door there is an old print which shows what Hunworth church looked like in 1823.
To the outside of the church there is a 12th-century tower. One bell remains. It was cast in 1605 at the Norwich Foundry of William & Alice Brend, and it was recast in 1902 in Loughborough (following damage which prevented it being rung at the Coronation of King Edward VII). In the 16th Century there had been three bells in the tower; however two were sold in 1746.
On the south elevation there is a Saxon window which was discovered only in the 1960s giving an idea of the age of the building.
Opposite the South Porch door the churchyard is reserved as a Wildlife Conservation Area.
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